Lee Horsley

Born in the tiny town of Muleshoe, TX, actor Lee Horsley started singing in church as a youngster in the Denver area, his vocal talents eventually leading him to tour in stage productions of "West Sid...
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Mcfly star Danny Jones is set to wed after proposing to his longtime model girlfriend on Thursday (25Jul13). The British pop star asked Georgia Horsley, who was crowned Miss England 2007, to be his wife - and she said yes.
Revealing the news to his Twitter.com fans, Jones uploaded a photograph of Horsley flashing her engagement ring as the pair cuddled and declared, "The future mrs j yeahhhhhhhh!!!"
Horsley later added, "Soooo this happened tonight!! I'M ENGAGED!!!!! So so happy!!!"
Jones' bandmate Tom Fletcher, who wed last year (12), sent his best wishes to the couple via Twitter, writing, "Super massive congratulations to Danny and Georgia on your engagement!!!!! Bloomin awesome news!!!!!"

There is something particularly unnerving about demon possession. It's the idea of something you can't see or control creeping into your body and taking up residence eventually obliterating all you once were and turning you into nothing more than a sack of meat to be manipulated. Then there's also the shrouded ritual around exorcisms: the Latin chants the flesh-sizzling crucifixes and the burning Holy Water. As it turns out exorcism isn't just the domain of Catholics.
The myths and legends of the Jews aren't nearly as well known but their creepy dybbuk goes toe-to-toe with anything other world religions come up with. There are various interpretations of what a dybbuk is or where it comes from — is it a ghost a demon a soul of a sinner? — but in any case it's looking for a body to hang out in for a while. Especially according to the solemn Hasidic Jews in The Possession an innocent young person and even better a young girl.
The central idea in The Possession is that a fancy-looking wooden box bought at a garage sale was specifically created to house a dybbuk that was tormenting its previous owner. Unfortunately it caught the eye of young Emily (Natasha Calis) a sensitive artistic girl who persuades her freshly divorced dad Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan of Watchmen and Grey's Anatomy) to buy it for her. Never mind the odd carvings on it — that would be Hebrew — or how it's created without seams so it would be difficult to open or why it's an object of fascination for a young girl; Clyde is trying really hard to please his disaffected daughters and do the typical freshly divorced parent dance of trying to please them no matter the cost.
Soon enough the creepy voices calling to Emily from the box convince her to open it up; inside are even creepier personal objects that are just harbingers of what's to come for her her older sister Hannah (Madison Davenport) her mom Stephanie (Kyra Sedgwick) and even Stephanie's annoying new boyfriend Brett (Grant Show). Clyde and Stephanie squabble over things like pizza for dinner and try to convince each other and themselves that Emily's increasingly odd behavior is that of a troubled adolescent. It's not of course and eventually Clyde enlists the help of the son of a Hasidic rabbi a young man named Tzadok played by the former Hasidic reggae musician Matisyahu to help them perform an exorcism on Emily.
The Possession is not going to join the ranks of The Exorcist in the horror pantheon but it does do a remarkable job of making its characters intelligent and even occasionally droll and it offers up plenty of chills despite a PG-13 rating. Perhaps it's because of that rating that The Possession is so effective; the filmmakers are forced to make the benign scary. Giant moths and flying Torahs take the place of little Reagan violently masturbating with a crucifix in The Exorcist. Gagging and binging on food is also an indicator of Emily's possession — an interesting twist given the anxieties of becoming a woman a girl Emily's age would face. There is something inside her controlling her and she knows it and she is fighting it. The most impressive part of Calis's performance is how she communicates Emily's torment with a few simple tears rolling down her face as the dybbuk's control grows. The camerawork adds to the anxiety; one particularly scary scene uses ordinary glass kitchenware to great effect.
The Possession is a short 92 minutes and it does dawdle in places. It seems as though some of the scenes were juggled around to make the PG-13 cut; the moth infestation scene would have made more sense later in the movie. Some of the problems are solved too quickly or simply and yet it also takes a while for Clyde's character to get with it. Stephanie is a fairly bland character; she makes jewelry and yells at Clyde for not being present in their marriage a lot and then there's a thing with a restraining order that's pretty silly. Emily is occasionally dressed up like your typical horror movie spooky girl with shadowed eyes an over-powdered face and dark clothes; it's much more disturbing when she just looks like an ordinary though ill young girl. The scenes in the heavily Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn look oddly fake and while it's hard to think of who else could have played Tzadok an observant Hasidic Jew who is also an outsider willing to take risks the others will not Matisyahu is not a very good actor. Still the filmmakers should be commended for authenticity insofar as Matisyahu has studied and lived as a Hasidic Jew.
It would be cool if Lionsgate and Ghost House Pictures were to release the R-rated version of the movie on DVD. What the filmmakers have done within the confines of a PG-13 rating is creepy enough to make me curious to see the more adult version. The Possession is no horror superstar and its name is all too forgettable in a summer full of long-gestating horror movies quickly pushed out the door. It's entertaining enough and could even find a broader audience on DVD. Jeffrey Dean Morgan can read the Old Testament to me any time.

Outlandish Horsley, best known for his attempts at self-crucifixion, was found dead at his London home by his girlfriend Rachel Garley in June (10). He was 47.
He had just showcased a play based on his memoirs, Dandy In The Underworld, to great acclaim in London, and Garley admits in a statement that the star intended to celebrate his success with a drugs binge.
She says, "I last saw him on the evening of June 15 when we finished watching his play... He went back to his flat to celebrate and smoke drugs after the show."
And a coroner ruled on Tuesday (17Aug10) that Horsley died of "non-dependent abuse of drugs", stating there was no sign of any natural disease.

The star was found dead at his London home by his girlfriend last month (Jun10) after suffering a suspected drug overdose. He was 47.
Horsley was given a star-studded send-off at St James's Church in the British capital on Thursday morning as his coffin was carried in with T. Rex's hit Cosmic Dancer blaring out in front of hundreds of mourners.
Fry turned up to pay his respects to Horsley and delivered a eulogy, praising his pal's "sweetness".
The funnyman then took to Twitter.com following the ceremony to write, "We saw off dear Sebastian Horsley. Stopped (in) Soho &amp; Shaftesbury Ave with the cortege. Fine funeral in St James's."
Singer Almond also paid tribute to the flamboyant writer, saying, "He was unique, his own creation. Sebastian was fearless and a hero where as I am just a shape shifter. He was the last king of Soho. With Sebastian's passing something else precious has gone from the heart of London. He was a colourful character and we really need individuals like that in this world of mass commercialism."
Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Horsley's death.

The star's lifeless body was discovered by his girlfriend on Thursday (17Jun10). He was 47.
Horsley, whose eccentric dress sense, including a top hat and velvet coat, set him apart from his peers, was known for his wild lifestyle, documenting his many experiences with drugs and prostitutes in his memoir, Dandy In The Underworld.
He was also famed for his attempt to be crucified in the Philippines in 2000 - the headline-grabbing feat had to be abandoned when the foot rest of the giant cross broke and he fell while nailed by his wrists. Horsley was caught before any serious damage could be caused.
The event was filmed and he later created a series of paintings on the subject, which went on display in London in 2002.
The tragic news comes just days after a play based on his autobiography opened at London's Soho Theatre, and his death has left the show's director, Tim Fountain, "devastated".
He adds, "Extreme ways of living bring with them great risks as well as rewards."
Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Horsley's death.

Starred in "Danielle Steele' 'Palomino'" (NBC), the second project based on a Steele novel

Spent several years touring in stage productions like "West Side Story" and "1776" before a screen test for Paramount brought him to Hollywood

Headed the cast of the short-lived CBS Western "Guns of Paradise"

Acted in two CBS movies, "LaVryle Spencer's Home Song" and "The Care and Handling of Roses"

TV-movie debut, "The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch" (ABC)

Co-starred with Bo Derek in the NBC series "Wind on Water"

Starred as Mack Sennett in the Papermill Playhouse revival of "Mack and Mabel"

Grew up in the Denver, CO area

Headlined the CBS series "Bodies of Evidence"

Played title role in the detective series "Matt Houston" (ABC)

Film debut, "The Sword and the Scorcerer"

Had supporting role of Archie Goodwin on the NBC detective series "Nero Wolfe", starring William Conrad

Summary

Born in the tiny town of Muleshoe, TX, actor Lee Horsley started singing in church as a youngster in the Denver area, his vocal talents eventually leading him to tour in stage productions of "West Side Story", "Damn Yankees", "Oklahoma!" and "1776" prior to his arrival in Hollywood. He began his TV career as detective Archie Goodwin (opposite William Conrad) in the 1981 NBC drama series "Nero Wolfe" but is best known for his starring role as the detective "Matt Houston" (ABC, 1982-1985). A true outdoorsman, who enjoys fly fishing and horseback riding and participates in celebrity rodeos and other sporting events, Horsley has lent his six-foot-four-inch rugged good looks to a wide array of TV-movies, including "Agatha Christie's '13 at Dinner'" (CBS, 1985), "Danielle Steele's 'Palomino'" (NBC, 1991) and "The Corpse Had a Familiar Face" (CBS, 1994), as well as two ABC miniseries, "North and South: Book II" and "Crossings" (both 1986), adapted from the best-selling novel by Danielle Steele.